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July 17, 2019 Student Focus – Episode 12 – Women in Law : Axiom Managed Solutions
Women in Law: Lucy Bill and Emily Dickinson interview Naomi Little, Nicola Mallon and Jilly Cameron from Axiom Managed Solutions. They each discuss how their law careers developed.
39 min
May 29, 2019 Episode 42 – Speaking Out: Feminism, Rape and Narrative Politics
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In this episode, Rachel Killean sits down with Dr Tanya Serisier to discuss her book “Speaking Out: Feminism, Rape and Narrative Politics”https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783319986685 and the successes, challenges and unresolved questions of ‘speaking out’ as a response to rape.
This episode was recorded in conjunction with Dr Serisier’s visit to the QUB School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work in May 2019” To learn more about Tanya’s work, visit her profile here: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/law/our-staff/serisier.”
51 min
May 03, 2019 Student Focus – Episode 11 – Transition from University to Employment
James Milliken talks to Claire Ussher from the Queen's University Careers Service about employability.
42 min
May 03, 2019 Student Focus – Episode 10 – Study Skills: Legal Theory and Practice
Melissa McDonnell speaks to Dr Mark Hanna from the School of Law and Dr Claire McCann, Human Rights in Practice Officer at the Human Rights Consortium about Legal Theory and its link to practice.
In this third SWAN Study Choices podcast Level 2 LLB student and UG SWAN Representative Melissa McDonnell speaks to Dr Mark Hanna from the School of Law and Dr Claire McCann, Human Rights in Practice Officer at the Human Rights Consortium about Legal Theory and its link to practice. They discuss what studying legal theory involves and why it is a useful choice for careers in human rights practice work and beyond.
29 min
April 17, 2019 Student Focus – Episode 9 – Study Skills : Corporate Law
Dr Ciarán O'Kelly from the School of Law and Lindsey McCracken from Belfast firm FSCom about Corporate Law and where it might take you.
Are you a Level 2 law student considering optional module selection for next year? Not sure of what career options are opened up by particular areas of study? In this SWAN Study Choices podcasts Level 2 LLB student and UG SWAN Representative Melissa McDonnell speaks to Dr Ciarán O'Kelly from the School of Law and Lindsey McCracken from Belfast firm FSCom about Corporate Law and where it might take you.
FSCom are specialists in providing regulatory advisory services to a broad range of Financial Services institutions including Payment Services and e-money, Challenger Banks, Alternative Finance providers and WealthTech firms.
If you're interested in finding out more about FSCom and the work they do, visit their website here.
24 min
April 12, 2019 Student Focus – Episode 8 – Study Skills: Support for Law Students
How to Enhance Your Studies at QUB with the Learning and Development Services and the study skills support that is offered to law students.
Melissa McDonnell is Level 2 LLB student and our undergraduate Athena SWAN Representative. In this podcast she talks to Level 2 student Shing Him Mak and Dr Ciarán O'Neill from Learning and Development Services about the study skills support that law students at QUB can avail of and how this can help your studies. Learning and Development Service offer a range of resources to support your academic work and personal development across the academic year. These include one-to-one appointments, and a range of learning resources available online.
You can find out more information on the Learning Development Service website, or by contacting Ciarán O'Neill ([email protected]).
15 min
April 10, 2019 Episode 41 – Interview with George Monbiot
Dr Peter Doran interviews George Monbiot in an electrifying discussion ranging the power of narratives in politics, the creation of a new politics to respond to political and environmental crises and the value of the commons in modern society.
George Monbiot’s career as an author, columnist and environmental activist spans decades and he has written several best-selling books including Feral: Rewilding the land, sea and human life, The Age of Consent, and Heat: how to stop the planet burning.
This interview was recorded on 26 March 2019 and coincided with George’s appearance at the Imagine! Festival where he delivered a talk based on his latest book Out of the Wreckage – a new politics for an age of crisis.
26 min
March 26, 2019 Episode 40 – The Injured Campaign
In the decades since The Troubles, the question of reparations has been left unanswered. This special episode of LawPod tells the story of the WAVE Trauma Centre’s campaign for a recognition payment to seriously injured victims of The Troubles.
It features interviews with WAVE members Paul Gallagher, Jennifer McNern and Peter Heathwood, as well as Dr. Luke Moffett. The episode charts the stories of victims of the conflict, the origins of the campaign and the continuing effort to find a way forward in the face of political obstacles. Content Warning: This episode contains descriptions of graphic violence
Resources
Find out more about WAVE’s campaign here: http://www.wavetraumacentre.org.uk/campaigns/the-injured-campaign-recognition-for-all
The Reparations, Responsibility and Victimhood in Transitional Societies Project: https://reparations.qub.ac.uk
Audio Credits:
Lasting Hope by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Horology by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard is licensed under the artist’s own public-domain-equivalent license
Source: http://kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com/polygondwanaland/index.html
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All other royalty free music used in this episode was sourced from the YouTube audio library
Clips of media coverage used in this episode are the property of the BBC and are used for the purposes of criticism or review consistent with fair dealing law under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
37 min
March 26, 2019 Episode 38 - The Harms of Imprisonment: Insider Perspectives
A conversation between criminology lecturer Gillian McNaull and author Michael Irwin, where they discuss the impact of imprisonment on prisoner mental health and suicide. Informed by 'insider' experiences as a Samaritans prison visitor, and a former prisoner and Samaritans Listener, they consider the recent RQIA and RCP reports on prison mental health in Northern Ireland and explore the 'prison paradox' - conceptualized as a place of rehabilitation, is prison in fact a site inflicting violence and harm? Bibliography Irwin, M (2017). My Life Began at Forty. London: L.R. Price. https://www.amazon.co.uk/My-Life-Began-at-Forty/dp/0992903769 Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (2018). Baseline Audit of Forensic Mental Health and Learning Disability Services - Adult Services. Belfast: The Regulation Nd Quality Improvement Authority. https://www.rqia.org.uk/RQIA/
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Episode 40 - The Injured Campaign
Episode 40 - The Injured Campaign
In the decades since The Troubles, the question of reparations has been left unanswered. This special episode of LawPod tells the story of the WAVE Trauma Centre’s campaign for a recognition payment to seriously injured victims of The Troubles. It features interviews with WAVE members Paul Gallagher, Jennifer McNern and Peter Heathwood, as well as Dr. Luke Moffett. The episode charts the stories of victims of the conflict, the origins of the campaign and the continuing effort to find a way forward in the face of political obstacles. Content Warning: This episode contains descriptions of graphic violence

Resources

Find out more about WAVE’s campaign here: http://www.wavetraumacentre.org.uk/campaigns/the-injured-campaign-recognition-for-all

The Reparations, Responsibility and Victimhood in Transitional Societies Project: https://reparations.qub.ac.uk

Audio Credits:

Lasting Hope by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100178

Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Horology by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard is licensed under the artist’s own public-domain-equivalent license

Source: http://kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com/polygondwanaland/index.html

All royalty free Musical loops Copyright © 2019 Apple Inc.

All other royalty free music used in this episode was sourced from the YouTube audio library

Clips of media coverage used in this episode are the property of the BBC and are used for the purposes of criticism or review consistent with fair dealing law under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
37 min
February 07, 2019 Episode 39 – Law and the Legacy of Conflict
Professor Louise Mallinder joins LawPod for a conversation about how the law is used to navigate issues of the past.
Chair of the Committee on the Administration of Justice and amnesty scholar Professor Louise Mallinder joins LawPod for a conversation about how the law is used to navigate issues of the past, providing context about the legislative history of the conflict in Northern Ireland. We reflect on the Northern Ireland Office’s Legacy Consultation and the Model Bill Team response, and how legal professionals can take a positive role in shaping public policy.
Read the Model Bill Team’s response here:
https://www.amnesties-prosecution-public-interest.co.uk/model-bill-team-response-to-nio-legacy-consultation/
22 min

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